Table 5.
Study results for WorkSafeMed nurses and WorkSafeMed physicians and COPSOQ database reference values (COPSOQ nurses, COPSOQ physicians, COPSOQ all occupations). Scale means, standard deviations, p-values, and effect sizes (dCohen)
| Scales | WorkSafeMed nurses (converted scales) | COPSOQ nurses (COPSOQ database) | WorkSafeMed nurses vs. COPSOQ nurses | WorkSafeMed physicians (converted scales) | COPSOQ physicians (COPSOQ database) | WorkSafeMed physicians vs. COPSOQ physicians | COPSOQ all occupations (COPSOQ database) | WorkSafeMed nurses vs. all occupations | WorkSafeMed physicians vs. all occupations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domain: Demands | |||||||||||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | d | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | d | Mean (SD) | p | d | p | d | |
| Quantitative demands (high = negative) |
68.4 (13.9) (n = 564) |
61.9 (15.9) (n = 8973) |
+ | −0.41 |
73.9 (13.9) (n = 380) |
70.1 (16.9) (n = 2356) |
sig. | −0.23 |
56.3 (19.3) (n = 194,073) |
+ | −0.63 | + | −0.92 |
| Work-privacy-conflict (high = negative) |
59.8 (26.8) (n = 564) |
55.4 (28.1) (n = 8969) |
sig. | −0.16 |
68.8 (27.7) (n = 380) |
67.7 (27.9) (n = 2354) |
42.7 (30.5) (n = 194,079) |
+ | −0.56 | + | −0.86 | ||
| Domain: Influence and development | |||||||||||||
|
Influence at work (high = positive) |
41.5 (18.6) (n = 564) |
37.3 (20.1) (n = 8.960 |
sig. | −0.21 |
42.7 (20.9) (n = 380) |
42.8 (20.3) (n = 2354) |
42.4 (22.9) (n = 192,670) |
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| Control over working time (high = positive) |
51.0 (22.8) (n = 564) |
50.5 (22.5) (n = 8982) |
52.6 (22.0) (n = 380) |
51.6 (22.3) (n = 2354) |
61.5 (25.2) (n = 186,554) |
– | 0.42 | – | 0.35 | ||||
|
Possibilities for development (high = positive) |
70.7 (17.2) (n = 564) |
65.9 (18.2) (n = 8976) |
sig. | −0.27 |
80.1 (14.7) (n = 380) |
75.0 (16.1) (n = 2359) |
+ | −0.32 |
61.9 (22.2) (n = 194,064) |
+ | −0.40 | + | −0.82 |
|
Meaning of work (high = positive) |
83.0 (17.2) (n = 564) |
81.0 (18.5) (n = 8976) |
85.9 (16.4) (n = 380) |
81.8 (17.8) (n = 2359) |
sig. | −0.23 |
74.6 (21.4) (n = 194,220) |
+ | −0.39 | + | −0.53 | ||
|
Workplace commitment (high = positive) |
49.8 (23.9) (n = 564) |
52.7 (24.6) (n = 8970) |
63.0 (24.6) (n = 380) |
53.6 (23.8) (n = 2359) |
+ | −0.39 |
58.3 (25.4) (n = 193,423) |
– | 0.34 | sig. | −0.18 | ||
| Domain: Interpersonal relations and leadership | |||||||||||||
|
Predictability (high = positive) |
53.3 (16.4) (n = 564) |
50.4 (20.1) (n = 8944) |
sig. | −0.15 |
52.5 (19.3) (n = 380) |
49.9 (20.3) (n = 2350) |
51.3 (22.2) (n = 192,212) |
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|
Role clarity (high = positive) |
74.2 (15,0) (n = 564) |
72.7 (16.7) (n = 8932) |
72.7 (16.8) (n = 380) |
70.5 (17.5) (n = 2350) |
71.5 (18.7) (n = 192,463) |
sig. | −0.14 | ||||||
|
Role conflicts (high = negative) |
52.1 (18.6) (n = 564) |
51.9 (21.6) (n = 8918) |
45.1 (19.6) (n = 380) |
49.3 (20.6) (n = 2.347) |
sig. | 0.21 |
45.7 (23.3) (n = 192,044) |
+ | −0.27 | ||||
|
Quality of leadership (high = positive) |
53.8 (22.7) (n = 543) |
49.9 (25.3) (n = 8875) |
sig. | −0.16 |
49.2 (22.9) (n = 369) |
48.6 (23.6) (n = 2296) |
51.4 (25.4) (n = 189,209) |
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|
Social support (high = positive) |
66.7 (17.0) (n = 564) |
65.9 (19.8) (n = 8938) |
64.2 (17.0) (n = 380) |
64.4 (18.8) (n = 2334) |
66.1 (21.1) (n = 192,147) |
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|
Feedback (high = positive) |
41.9 (21.0) (n = 564) |
40.4 (22.2) (n = 8928) |
41.0 (21.5) (n = 380) |
40.1 (20.7) (n = 2330) |
43.0 (22.5) (n = 191,336) |
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|
Social relations (high = positive) |
39.5 (28.7) (n = 564) |
52.9 (24.7) (n = 8897) |
– | 0.54 |
46.7 (27.5) (n = 380) |
50.4 (26.6) (n = 2324) |
54.0 (28.5) (n = 190,298) |
– | 0.51 | – | 0.26 | ||
|
Sense of community (high = positive) |
77.1 (15.0) (n = 564) |
73.5 (16.3) (n = 8935) |
sig. | −0.22 |
78.0 (14.3) (n = 380) |
76.5 (15.3) (n = 2328) |
76.2 (18.7) (n = 191,074) |
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| Domain: Strain (effects, outcomes) | |||||||||||||
|
Job satisfaction (high = positive) |
66.7 (10.6) (n = 564) |
57.8 (16.7) (n = 8888) |
+ | −0.54 |
72.7 (12.6) (n = 380) |
62.4 (16.8) (n = 2323) |
+ | −0.63 |
62.3 (16.9) (n = 190,431) |
sig. | −0.26 | + | −0.61 |
Significant differences in means of > = 5 are marked with a “+” (=study group value for WorkSafeMed is higher than COPSOQ database reference value) or by a “- “(study group value for WorkSafeMed is lower than COPSOQ database reference value); further differences not reaching the 5-point difference but significant with at least p < 0.01 indicated with a “sig.”